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    Kentucky Fried Chicken is joining forces with Huawei to release a limited edition smartphone in honor of the fast-food chain’s 30th anniversary in China.

    In collaboration with one of China’s largest electronics company, the KFC Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus is available in signature red with a logo of Colonel Sanders and 1987, the year KFC made its debut in the country, inscribed on the back.

    According to The Verge, the limited edition phone sports a 5.5-inch screen, runs on a Snapdragon 425 processor, and comes with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage that can expand up to 128 GB using a microSD card.

    The KFC Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus has a 3,020 mAh battery life and also comes equipped with a fingerprint scanner.

    It also comes preinstalled with a KFC-branded music app, which allows you to create and share playlists at any KFC restaurant located in China.

    Watch the KFC Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus in action via Shanghaiist:

    The phone is priced at 1,099 yuan (about $162), and Huawei and KFC will only release 5,000 devices, so get it while it’s hot!

    Here’s KFC’s statement via its Weibo page, which the Verge hilariously translated using Google:

    “# Kentucky China 30 years from 1987 to 2017, 30 years accompanied by the taste of the times, suck refers to the aftertaste! Kentucky together with Huawei joint cooperation, the introduction of Huawei Chang enjoy 7 Kentucky commemorative version of gorgeous struck! Commemorative Edition laser back carving, pre-installed Kentucky Super APP, with WOW member 10 thousand K gold, but also the first to experience k-music song function. Limited to 5000 will soon be on sale, waiting for you to grab!”

    If only the phone could download a bucket of fried chicken, then it would be perfect.

    Images via Tmall

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